Sketching

Memphis got its own chapter of the international group Urban Sketchers a few years ago, and sketching has become a much more important part of my work. I used to do a sketch or two just to lay out a painting, but sketching wasn't something I did for its own sake very often, usually only on trips. The Memphis Urban Sketchers have inspired me to carry a sketchbook much more regularly and use sketching as a visual journal of my own life. In the process I have brought home images that I wasn't out looking for but that have become paintings or prints later on because they kept calling my name. I have also begun using watercolor, markers, and ink after watching the other artists in the group have fun with these media.